OP	Osteoporosis
ALP	Alkaline phosphatase
Runx2	Runt-related transcription factor 2
OCN	Ostecalcin
Osx/Sp7	Osterix
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
IGF-I	Insulin-like growth factor 1
Col-I	Type I collagen protein
HO-I	Heme Oxygenase-1
PA	Prednisolone acetate
Nox4	NADPH Oxidase 4
TRAP	Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase
BMSCs	Bone mesenchymal stem cells
RANKL	Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand
OPG	Osteoprotegerin
NFATc1	Nuclear Factor Of Activated T Cells 1
BMMs	Bone marrow-derived macrophages
ERK	Extracellular regulated protein kinases
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa-B
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
OVX	Ovariectomy
PHGDH	phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase
BMP	Bone morphogenetic protein
GC	Glucocorticoid
DKK-1	Dickkopf-related protein-1
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
PLGA	poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)
β-TCP	β-Tricalcium Phosphate
RA	Rheumatoid arthritis
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
CIA	Collagen Induced Arthritis
IL-1	Interleukin-1
IL-17	Interleukin-17
MMP-9	Matrix metallopeptidase 9
LPS	Lipopolysaccharide
PDN	Prednisone
RA FLSs	Rheumatoid arthritis fibroblastic synovial cells
BMD	Bone mineral density
OPN	Osteopontin
PKC	Protein kinase C
Bax	BCL2-Associated X
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma-2
Apaf-1	Apoptotic Protease Activating Factor 1
Cyt-c	Cytochrome c
GAS5	Growth Arrest-specific Transcripts 5
PI3K	Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase
AKT	Protein kinase B
IL-6	Interleukin-6
MMP-1	Matrix metallopeptidase 1
MMP-3	Matrix metallopeptidase 3
mTOR	mammalian Target of rapamycin
HIF-1	Hypoxia inducible factor-1
MCP-1	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
OA	Osteoarthritis
IL-1β	Interleukin-1β
MMP-13	Matrix metallopeptidase 13
ACLT	Anterior cruciate ligament resection
MMx	Medial meniscus
NO	Nitric Oxide
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
iNOS	Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
ADAMTS-5	Recombinant A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase With Thrombospondin 5
JAK	Janus Kinase
STAT	Signal transducer and activator of transcription
ON-FH	Osteonecrosis of the femoral head
SIONFH	Steroid-induced femoral head necrosis
BMP-2	Bone morphogenetic protein-2
PPARγ	Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
AP-2	Adipocyte protein 2
VEGFA	Vascular endothelial growth factor-A
P-HDAC3	Phosphorylated histone deacetylase 3
Collagen II	Type II collagen
MSC	Mesenchymal stem cells
HSC	Hemapietic stem cell